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[–] Terkan 4 points 2 points 6 points (+6|-4) ago
Fortunately for the USA, the bad parts of Sweden are still better than what we've got here. A lovely "free market" system where Wall Street can give any mortgage loan out to anyone and package it up and sell it as a AAA rating loan, and then tank half of Wall Street, and make the government step in and save their asses on taxpayer dollars. And no one goes to prison for screwing up all of the little people. Or if you're rich, you can launder drug money to Mexican Cartels, and just pay a portion of your profits as a fine when you get caught like HSBC. No one goes to prison in our free market system. If you're rich, you're free. No need for regulation here! That's the free market in this country. I'll happily take "bad parts" of Sweden over America's "good parts"
[–] unatco 2 points 0 points 2 points (+2|-2) ago
That's right, America bad. Baaaad. Now pay your taxes and watch more black Annie.
[–] Terkan 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I heard it wasn't that good. Is it bad not worth seeing bad, or just not worth going to the theaters bad but still watchable on netflix level of okay enoughish?
[–] didntsayeeeee 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
How much time have you spent in Sweden?
[–] Terkan 3 points -2 points 1 point (+1|-3) ago
Irrelevant. You could be simply seeking to nullify any salient point I have hoping I don't actually have any experience about Sweden. I could answer with anything at all and you would still find a way to try and discount it. You could attempt to rule me out based on what part of Sweden, or how long, or what decade, or my level of education, or my socioeconomic status there. But I know what you're trying to do and your ridiculous question did not catch me off guard.
Or you simply could honestly be curious. Sorry, but I choose not to answer. There is no way out of that that could work in my favor.